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The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Puscifer, Bad Omens and Poppy are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

Metal Hammer

Jon Bon Jovi says ‘fabulous’ Tube is much better than New York’s subway

The Bon Jovi frontman spoke at a press conference at Wembley Stadium following the release of the groups latest album, Forever (Legendary Edition).

Evening Standard

“I remember sitting down with Roger and saying, ‘Roger, this is insane!’”: The strange lost album that Pink Floyd abandoned in 1975

Only two tracks have ever been heard from what could have been Pink Floyd's most divisive record

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“I told him, ‘This is only a small town, we don’t have the infrastructure for an artist like you!’”: Why Iron Maiden’s Steve Harris was turned down after asking to play power metal stars Sabaton’s hometown festival

In 2017, Steve Harris’ British Lion performed at Sabaton Open Air – but not without the Maiden man convincing the band in charge first

Metal Hammer

Jon Bon Jovi says Oasis reunion has helped 'keep rock alive' after announcing 2026 stadium tour

The frontman praised Oasis for reigniting rock’s appeal while announcing Bon Jovi’s first world tour since his vocal cord surgery - and revealed his new granddaughter will be in the crowd

Evening Standard

Samara Joy reflects on her Grammy wins and the creative journey behind 'Portrait'

Samara Joy’s voice transports listeners to the early jazz clubs, evoking legends like Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan

The Independent UK

“Page must be mental giving away such a terrific guitar”: The incredible story of Jimmy Page’s 1957 Gretsch 6120 that fetched over $130,000 at auction – 50 years after the Led Zeppelin icon gave it away for free

Gretsch 6120s from 1957 in such good condition are thin on the ground. And this one has the rare distinction of being the one that the Page gave away for a competition prize. The question is why?

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"Next July, I will have the benefit of five days of Oasis concerts in the fantastic venue of Knebworth House”: Oasis Knebworth gigs for 2026 appeared to be leaked... in the House of Lords

But Lady Taylor of Stevenage then says she was “speaking hypothetically”

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Add to playlist: the spiky, playful free jazz of Laura Ann Singh and the week’s best new tracks

A rowdy debut departs from Singh’s American bolero work to revel in the chaos of atonal scrapes, cymbal splashes, wonky horns and raucous vocals

The Guardian - UK

“He’s gonna be on the new record, for sure. He’s writing like crazy”: Mastodon have seemingly confirmed their new guitar player – revealing Nick Johnston is writing and recording for their next albums

The guitarist had been drafted in as a touring guitarist following Brent Hinds’ departure, but it seems he’s part of the band’s long-term planning

Guitar World

Could 2Pac's Lyrics to 'Brenda's Got a Baby' Have Solved a 30-Year Mystery About a Lost Child?

A mother and son were reunited three decades later after Tupac's 1991 song 'Brenda's Got a Baby' inspired a real-life search.

International Business Times UK

Steve Sells interview: the career highlights of a Naim legend whose 27-year “big amp” dream finally became a reality

How an amplifier obsession blossomed during stints at Britain’s most iconic audio companies

What Hi-Fi?

Wretch 32 at the National Theatre: Palpable anger in genre-blending show

4/5 Little Simz and Kano join Wretch 32 to bring his politically and emotionally charged album HOME? to life in an impassioned melding of theatre and music

Evening Standard

Dave Ball of Soft Cell Dies 'Peacefully in His Sleep' at Age 66, Cause of Death Remains Undisclosed

Dave Ball, one-half of synth-pop duo Soft Cell, has died peacefully at age 66. Tributes from Marc Almond and collaborators highlight his lasting impact on pop and electronic music ahead of the band's upcoming 'Danceteria' album.

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Disgraced rock star Ian Watkins died from stab wound to the neck, inquest hears

The 48-year-old died after an alleged attack at HMP Wakefield, where he was serving a 29-year sentence for child sexual offences.

Evening Standard

Demi Lovato - It's Not That Deep review: dance-pop bangers that peer into the soul

4/5 Time to hang up the air guitars and get to the nearest club

The Guardian - UK

Mohinder Kaur Bhamra: Punjabi Disco review – rediscovery of an 80s trailblazer

Punjabi folk vocals backed by hammering electronic percussion, disco basslines and fizzing synth melody: a key predecessor to the Asian dance music explosion

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PinkPantheress, Billy Bragg, Jamie Cullum and more to spill hitmaking secrets at Anti Social Camp

Songwriting workshop festival makes UK debut this November

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"Love Chant is a wonderful and surprisingly vital return to the fray": The Lemonheads' first album of original songs in 20 years is up there with their best

The Lemonheads' eleventh album is fun, frantic, and full of classic hooks and self-deprecating refrains

The Guardian - UK

Lily Allen: West End Girl – a gobsmacking autopsy of marital betrayal

Allen’s first album in seven years traces the fallout from an open relationship, but as well as being cathartic and candid, these stylistically varied songs have melodies that sparkle

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"The source material may be way past prime Bon Jovi, but that's almost irrelevant": Jon Bon Jovi gets by with a little help from his friends on revised version of Forever album

Bruce Springsteen, Joe Elliott, Avril Lavigne, Robbie Williams, Ed Sheeran and more clamber aboard the legendary Forever train from New Jersey

Louder

“A fascinating opportunity to look under the hood of the songs and reimagine the strangeness they could conjure”: King Crimson’s In The Wake Of Poseidon and Lizard ultimate editions

Undervalued 1970 albums, created during period of upheaval, are presented for reinterpretation with help from Steven Wilson and David Singleton

The Independent UK

Demi Lovato review, It’s Not That Deep: Plenty of human heart pumping beneath the bangers

4/5 If the hooks and vocal commitment feel so steel-cored, it’s perhaps because the pop star is hanging onto them for dear life

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s scary how many St George’s flags there were’: Blood Orange on coming home to Essex and mourning his mother

After grief brought Dev Hynes home, he reconsidered the county that shaped him. The result is a masterful new album – made with a little help from Lorde and Zadie Smith

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"I was in a cosy thing that went on too long... and I made a great escape": Robert Plant on musical freedom, unfinished business, and getting confused with Robert Palmer

Robert Plant talks about his latest group Saving Grace, and compares nights out in small provincial towns to meetings with Barack Obama and Prince Charles

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